Retired boomer in Virginia restomoding the bike my dad bought new for me as a teenager. I wrecked it on the street doing something stupid and it has been a basket case for over 50 years. I have been going through a downsizing phase and had to make a decision about what I was going to do about the bike. I agonized between selling it as is with many parts in excellent shape or going for the restoration. My heart won out over my head so I'm going for the restoration. Watched many restorers on YouTube and hopefully with this forum I will be successful.

Welcome and good luck with your restoration. You'll want to put on a regulator to prevent blown lightbulbs per this tsb. www.yamaha-enduros.com/index.php/service...e-voltage-regulators

That was quick! and thanks for the response. I read what you suggested and this won't apply to me if my plan works out. Part of the "mod" of my restomod is to convert to a 12VDC electrical system and leaving the ignition system intact. One question I have that I haven't been able to figure out from the schematic is there is a white wire in the bundle coming from the stator that I can't account for in the drawing. I know there is a white wire going to the original rectifier where either the Daytime or Night time charging circuit is selected but that comes from the ignition switch. I looked in the forum to see if that topic has been discussed but couldn't find anything that specific. I'm a newby so should I just post this in the main topic section to see if any gurus out there know the answer?

If it's  a white wire that's unattached, it may be the wire to increase the charging rate on the battery. See page 93 of the service manual for details. www.yamaha-enduros.com/index.php/service...360cc-service-manual